Stalk-cutter.



W. R. LHMONS.

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Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

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STALI CUTTER.

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W. R. LBMONS. STAB! CUTTER.

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Patented Feb. 8, 1910.

Application am lane a. "00. Serial Io. 800.050.

To all when it may concern:

Be it known that l, Wnaaan R. humans, a citizen of the United States. residing at (.atuline, in the county of llemplnll and State of Texas, have invented certain new i and useful Improvements in Stalk-Cutters. i attaching clamp: and Fi of which the following is a s wciticutioin;

reference being bad to the m-conipnnying drawin Thin Wt'ntiOtt relates to improvcnwntn in atalk cutting devices.

a Bil" ile, practical a'ad ellietent nuu: time of this etarncter which will operate simultanehnaly on three rows of ata ks, thereby cnahling the work to be quickly performed.

cutting wheel: Fig. 9 is a detail section showing the spring device, the lane of the section being indicated by the hue 9-43 in Fig. 8: Fig. 10 is a dtlllll irspective view of one of the sweep or re c teeth and its 3. ll ia a detail llspw-tmview of a modified form of b adc which may be used on the wheels when it is desired to use the machine for chopping One ohjecl of the invention is'to n'ovidr Another object of the invention is to no i vidt a atalk cutting mechanism in the arm of an attachment which may he applied to an ordinary tarm wagon without altering the construction of the .aame.

A further object of the invention is to prjolidc a cutting blade attaclnnent for ready application to a wheel of a wagon,'agricuhtural implements or the like. fnt'ther'objcet of the illVt'llllUll is'tn improve and simplify the etumtraction and operation of -atallt cutting machines of this e uu-actcr and thereby render the name more durable and etlicient and less expensive.

'ith theabove and other objects in view, the. invention consists of the novel features of cmalrnction and the combination and arran patent of parts hereinafter fully tlci'nttmt.

la the drawings 1 denotes the body an ordinary farm wa on, 2 denotes its reach bar. and I. and 4 denote its front and rear wheels.

in the pl'nctiocof the invention, each of the rear wheels 4 is converted into a cutting wheel to operate upon one row of said wheels lwing so converted by removably attaching to them a framework carr in; an annular row oi trauaverae cutting b adea b. The tum-r ends of the blade-t b are aecured in bifurcated lugs 6 formed on U-ahaped clam a 7 which straddle the rim of the wheel, The outer portions of said blades are secured in bifurcated outer ends 8 of an annular series of radial 1; miles 9 theinner rtula of which are securet to the flanfie 10 on the outer end of a tubular hub or a one it nll'ungctl upon the hub of the wheel 4. Thu inner nd of the sleeve-like hub 11 has a similar thingi- 12 which bears a inst the outer fact-s of the spokes of the w eel 4 and 'llll'll is clamp d against the same bv means of an annular t'l'lt'.'l of bolts or similar tauscri red and claimed, and illustrated Ill the t tunings lit tllHpm-(Nl between the spoke; of

arcunpanyilng drawings, in whichferret embodiment ht iffy invention. the sum: being in the form of an attachment [or use on an ordinary farm wago|t; l"ig. is a bottom plan view of theaume; Fig. it IS viev' throu h one of the rear Wiltt'ln ol' the wagon an the cutting blade attachment thclcuu, the plantof the section being unlicated by the line i -l in Fig. I: Fig. I is a tlt'lt il perqaa-tivt- 'vit-n ol one of the blade attaching: clamp: Fig. ti is u dntail section taken on the plane indicated by the line 6 ti in Fig. 3-: l i 7 is a manta-dive view of one of the bhu c l'nhlctllllg manila-rs for the spring pleased wheel: Fig. 8 ia'a detail pert. Y'tivc view of the front guide frame for t tr swinging frame of the spring: prevscd l the wheel and in a ring 1-4 arranged upon Fi are l m a aide elevation of the ln'cverging ends engaged with the inner face of Hl.!-'lll|illtt' fadeninga l8 certain of which also serve to unite the inner oath of the spoken 9 to the flan 10. The diverging ends of the braces t are bent angularly, as ahown at It), to provide the oroea pieces 01' plates of certain of the clamps or clips 7. ly constructing the cutting wheels in this manner, it wil be seen thatnthey will be strong and dnrabh and that-the ordinary the [tango l0 and accnrwl thereto by bolts stalks,

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vereely of the wheel frame so t at the cutwacgen wheel may be quickly converted into a stall: cuttin wheel; but it will be understood that, if. caired, the cutting wheel may be made entirely independent of the we n w e blades are preferably laterally adthat ll, adjustable m a lane transting wheels which operate on alternate rows of atallts may be positioned according to the are between such rows. This adjustment, of the blade! 5 is preferably effected e above describe uttingwhecls 0 er-' 7 no on alternate rows and the interme late row of stalks blades ad mounted in a'vertical swing- Ll: frame 24 located beneath the wagon y or box 1 and between the rear wheels '4. Said wheel 22 is of cylindrical-shape having a grooved riphery and two annular rowa of three ed sockets in which are screwed radial arms or sgokes '25 for the blades 23. -These blades 3 are similar to the blades'B and are mounted in a similar manner, as shown at 26, that is to say, they are adjustable transversely of the wheel}... The ewingi frame 24 is preferably of rectangular; ape and its front end is conmeted \cbain or other flexible connectien 87 ot e reach her 2. The front end of said-chain is f'onnected to a U-bolt or clip 28 attached to e reach 2 11nd the rear em of and chain Ill eonaectci to a V-shaped link 29 havingeyea at its ends engaged with eyes Won the frontend of the frame 24.

The front or intermediate portions of the aide bars of the frame 24 are guided for vertical movement in a guide frame shown more clearly in Fig: 8 of the drawings. This frame consists of pairs of spaced guide bars 81 betwecs which the side bars of the frame v 24 are vertically movable, such movement, however, being imited by upper and lower stopa 82. This stops are preferably in the form of bolts and they are vertically adjustable arranglng them in an of iairs of mm I 88 forms in he bars 81. The fien up pgr ends of the bars 31 are united to atransverse connecting bar-3t which extendf across the bottom of the wagon body 1 and has its ends secured to the sides of and g by means of upright at; tsehi brackets '5, which latter may fastened y acrewe,--bolta oroth'er removable faateiiinga. Tim lower ends .of the his bars 31 are spaced apart by blocks 3 and are united by transverse fasteninge 87, which y dproviding their inner edges adjacent their,

is cut by a third cutting wheelv an annular series of cutting connecting bar 34. v frame 24 are further-guidedby a guide frame 'mrs 31) formed wit '41 are en a clamps 46. Each of t te latter side bars diagonal braces 3B, tbe uptper ends of Wlltl'll latter are secured to the en a of the 'l he rode bars of the 89 which is similar to the above described guide frame but which has its pairs ofspaccd mde bars 40 (corresponding to the guide I opposing concaved channels to receive between them coil springs 41. These springs are adapted to bear downwardly upon t lienppcr edges of the side bars of the frame 24 to press the intermediate euttmg wheel down upon the ground, it bcin understood that the weight of the we on and its load holds the side cutting whee s upon the ground. The lower ends of the springs d with pins on which all e ietwcen the guide re 40 and bear upon the upper edge of the side bars of the frame 24 and the upper ends of said springs 41 are engaged with similarly constructed stationary stop blocks 43 secured bet ween the up r portions of theguidc bars 40, as clear] a own in Fig. 9 of the drawings. in al other res ects the construction of the frame 39 and its attachment to the wagon bod is the same as that of the frame shown in ig. 8.v If desired, however, the

slower portions of the frame 39 me be inclined m a downward and forward direction as shown more'clearly in Fig. 8, instead of being per )cndicular as are the depending portions o the first mentioned frame.

The intermediate cuttin wheel 22 is pref 7 erablv. made longitudina y adjustable on the frame 24 b mountin its shaft 44 in bearing blocks which atter are held in contact with the bottom edge of the aide bars of the frame 24 b means of adjustable 's referabllv constructed from a single metal red by ben ing its central portion u on itself into U- shape toprovide a part 7 which straddles one of the side bars of the frame and is seated in any one of a ion itudinal series of notches 4B in said bar. ie ends of such rod are then bent upon themselves into U-form to rovide mg bloc 45 and are seated In grooves therein, as will be understood on reference to Figs. 8 and 0 of the drawings. The extremitiea of said rod prof'lect above tho npper edge of the side bar of t a frame 24 an are united by a crow piece or plate 51 and nuts 52.

For the purpose of clearing a path for the cutting wheels, I rovide in advance of each of them a pair a sweep or rake teeth preferably shaped, as shown in Fi 1, and made of resilient material. There teeth 58'for the side cutting wh are'com aratively large and have their upper ends a tached to lnngers 42 rtions 49 which receive the bear-' till the ends of a transverse rod 54 secured to a crom bar 55 upon the bottom of the wagon latter aleqattaeh to said lower ends of thti l liedy'and having a centrally disposed crank 

